Variable-speed alternating-current motor.



M. MI GOLDBERG. VARIABLE SPEED ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR. I

. Patented Feb; 11, l 913.

APPLIOATIQN FILED NARA, 1912.

Grmm as perforations STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAxI r'LIAn 1a. GOLDBERG, or ITHACA, nnw Yo nK.

VARIABLE-SPEED ALTERNATING-CUB'RENT MOTOR. c

'new and useful Improvement in Variable- Speed Alternating-Current Motors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide an induction motor, of simple construction and effective in operation, comprising a frequency transformer in which there is no torque act-ion, combined with an induction motor in such a manner as to produce amotor of varying speeds.

The invention consists in the combination with an induction motor, of a frequency transformer, comprising a single iron core, a closed-coil or continuous primary winding having its coils connected with a multi segmental commutator, and a secondary Winding having its terminals connected with slip rings or any other suitable contacts .01 connections, the secondary winding of 'said transformer being connected in series or parallel with the secondary windings of the induction motor, all substantially as I will proceed now more particularly to set forth and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 represents somewhat diagrammatically the frequency transformer with phase- Wound secondary, showing brushes to engage the multi-segmental commutator for supplying two-phase currents to the transformer. Fig. 2 represents diagrammatically the frequency transformer combined with an induction motor, the secondary windings of the transformer and induction. motor being of the squirrel-cage type and mounted u on or carried by the same or one core, and ig. 3 represents diagrammatically the frequency transformer of Fig. 1,coniany bined with an induction motor and showing the transformer and motor separated from one another with the transformer and the rotor of the motor geared together.

As shown in Fig. 1, the frequency trans-Q former comprises a core 1, which maybe of usual or approved construction, but preferably-of the laminated t, pe, and provided' with an aunulm "series of holes or Wcund upon the same core Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 4,

.say, when the me the slip is 100 per cent, the frequency in Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

1912. Serial No. 681,440.

1 and having its coils passing successively through the holes or perforations 2, is the continuous or closed-coil primary winding 3, having its successive coils connected, by branches 4: with suitably insulated segments of a multi-segmental commutator .5. lVound upon the same core 1 is the secondary winding 6 having its successive coils passing through the holes or perforations 2 of the core 1, and having its terminals connected by branches 8 with slip ring contacts 7, the said secondary winding being similar to the secondary winding of an ordinary induction motor. The primary winding 3 of the transformer as thus con structed, is adapted to receive polyphase currents from feed wires 9, 9 and 10, respectively, through brushes-11, 11 and 12, 12, respectively,engaging the multi-segmental commutator 5, at substantially diametrically opposite points, the number of which currents or circuits depending upon the number of phases it is desired to employ.

The core 1 with its primary and secondary windings 3 and S, and the brushes 11 and 12, are adapted to be rotated relatively to each other, and it is immaterial whether the core rotates and the brushes remain stationary, or the core remains stationary and I the brushes rotate. The position of the axis of the alternating field, which is set up by each primary phase isdetermined by the position of the brushes through which each phase is supplied with current. If the brushes are stationary, the magnetic axes of the fields are also stationary, and the action of the fields is as if the primary coils were stationary and the secondary coils were in rotation. If the brushes rotate. the magnetic axes of the fields also rotate with the speed of the brushes, and the action of those fields is as if the primary coils were in rot-ation and the secondary coils were stationary. In either case, the currents induced in the secondary windings 6 have a frequency depending upon the relative motion, that is to say, the frequency in the secondary winding is proportional to the slip. In this respect the conditions in the frequency transformer are similar to the conditions in an ordinary ind on motor. That is to e is at a standstill, and

the secondary winding-is equal to the frequency in the vprimary winding. When running at synchronous speed, the frequency I in the secondary winding is zero and the the secondary winding is shown as comprising three phases connected to three slipring contacts. As will be observed from this arrangement, the number of phases in the secondary does not need to be equal to the number of phases in the primary.

InFig. 2, the secondary winding of the frequency transformer and induction motor is shown as of the squirrel-cage type instead of belng phase-wound as in the transformer shown in Fig. 1.

As above stated, the frequency transformer is particularly designed for use in combination with an induction motor. In the ordinary induction motor the current in the secondary is not in phase with the electro-motive force, and on. account of the inductive reactance, the current lags behind the electro-motive force and the angle of lag is larger the lower the speed of the motor. The result of this is that the torque exerted by the induction motor is small, when the speed is low. I

Fig. 2 represents an induction motor combined with the frequency transformer as above constructed, and the secondaries 13 of the induction motor and the frequency transformer are wound or mounted upon one and the same core 14. The squirreh cage secondary of the induction motor is merely a continuation of the squirrel-cage secondary .of the frequency transformer. Their secondaries are thus interconnected in series with each other in the most simple way. The stator 15 of the induction mo-.

tor has the usual primary winding v16 which is connected to a polyphasesupply 17, and as herein shown, a two-phase supply connected with the feed wires 18. The brushes 19 of the frequency transformer 20 are co'nnect-ed to the secondary terminals of apolyphase potential regulator 21. The primary terminals of the potential regulator are conected to the supply or feed wires 18.

In accordance with this invention by combining an induction motor with a frequency trahsformer of the construction herein, the current in the secondary can be brought in phase with or in advance of the elect-ro-motive force and a large torquecan be exerted at high speeds as well. as at low speeds, and also at a standstill. If the inductionmotor v ent invention.

is combined with the frequency transformer as herein described, their secondaries are rigidly connected with each other and have the same number of phases which are inter connected with each other. The respective speeds of the two machines are in inverse ratio to their numbers of poles. If the machines have a common axis, as in Fig. 2,

theyhave the same number of poles. Two

electro-motive forces are then induced in the so combined secondary, and one of such forces due to the induction motor is induced in one part of the secondary and the other of such forces due to thefrequency transformer is induced in the other half of the secondary. Thus it will be observed that the magnitude and phase of the currentflowing in the secondary will depend upon the magnitudes and the phase-displacement of the two electro-motive forces." The phasedisplacement of the two electro-motive forces is varied by shifting the brushes relatively to the magnetic axes of the primary of the induction motor as thus combined with the frequency transformer of the pres The magnitude ofthe electro-motive force induced by the frequency transformer may be varied by connecting the brushes to the secondary of the polyphase potential regulator. The shifting of the brushes 11 and 12, respectively, and thev variations in the potential regulator 21 may be done by hand or automatically with variation of speed in any well known manner.

By this construction, it will be evident that at low speeds the current is usually brought in phase with the electro-motive force which is induced by the induction motor, and at high speeds it is more advantageous to have the current in advance of the electro-motive force, as then the magnet-iz- I ing current of the induction n'iotor will be compensated for and the power factor of the motor raised to equal one. Furthermore, by this construction and as above stated, the frequency transformer isespecially designed to be used in 'combination with an induction speed motor.

In Fig. 8 I have shown another arrangement of induction motor combined with the frequency transformer, in which the frequency transformer and the meter are separated from one another and in which the core 1 of the frequency transformer is geared to the rotor 22 ofthe in duction motor by means of chain and sprocket gearing 23 and 2 respectively, to cause said core and rotor to rotate at corresponding speeds, that is, the speed of both machines being the same if their number of poles the same, or their speeds being in inverse ratio to their numbers of poles if they have different number of poles; and the second aries of the frequency transformer and the motor so as to make the latter a variable tionjof a frequency transformer;comprising connected ii -series in' any? suitable manner, t0 produce.thep'saineresuit-asthe arrange ment shoWrigi-irEigQS. J

1., Ina Variable speed motor; the combination of a frequencytransformer',eomprising a singie core, closed, continuous pr marywinding-upon: said core, a'niuiti seginental said" primary Winding and'constituting the commutator" hav'ingits segments connected with thesuecessiVe coils of said primary winding brushes and means for supplying and-regulating polyphase'curr'ents to said primary winding through said commutator,

said core having a'portion extending'beyond rotor of an induction motor, and a secondary Winding upon said core extendingjthroughout its length, 'a inding in inductive relationto said secondary winding: and constitutmg the pri'niary of the induct on motor,

1 and means for supplying poiyphase. currents "to the primary: Wind1ng. of the induction 2." In avariable speed motor, the cornblnaasingle core "a'o10sed, contin ious pr mary winding upon the outer periphery or: said core", a n ulti segmentai commutator'h'aying its segment-s connected iiith'the' successive coils offlsaid primary;Winding, brushes and" mean or upp g andregul t n !po y phase currents [to said through said commutator; said cor'ehavin'g' a portion extending; beyond said primary I 7 my hand this QSday ofFebruary A. D. 1912.-v 'MAXIMILIANIM. GOLDBERG.

'p-rnnary Winding Winding constituting-the rotor of an induction mo'tor, ,andxa{secondary winding upon sald core extending; throughout its 'length a stator surroundin'g the extended portion of said" core; {constitutingthe copies of thi s batent mai he dlitaixied for hire cents each', *1 3 -Washington,D .C.'

primary of'said induction'motor, and means for supplying poiyphase currents to said stator. Y

In a'variable speedinotor, the eombination of a frequency transformer; comprising 'asingle core; a closed; continuous primary ,w ndlng upon said core, a-amultl-segmental commutator having its segmentslconnected 'With the successive coils "of said primary Winding, brushes andnieans .fo'r supplying p'oiyphase currents.to ,sa-id primary winding through said eomnmitator,said-v core having'a portion extending oeyOnd- Said primary winrb' ing and constituting the rotor of an induction motoryand a see'ondary-fwinding upon said core ertending throughout itslengtln a primary winding surrounding said rotor and i constituting the stator of said induction motor, and. means for supplying polyphasecurrents to theprimary Winding of the-in;

duct-ion motor, saidbrushes being adjustable with relation, to. the magnetic axes of the primary Winding o-fthe induction motorto vary the phase displacement of the two'elec- 'tro-niotive foroesinduced in the secondary.

' ,4; Ina variable speed niotor thec'oinbina jtion frequency transformer, comprising ajcore a closed continuous primary winding upon said core, a multi-seginental corninuta- ."ton'haying its segments connected with the successiveicoiis-of said primary, Winding, ad I justable brushes and means tor'si pplyinyg and ree lating p'o'lyphasefeurrents to said primary Winding through said commutator,

and a secojndaryiwinding"upon 1a gore, a Wound Induction motor rotorponiieeted with 'theclo re of the frequency transformer'to rotate at,a;corresponding speed therew th, the

secondary winding ,of the frequency-transformer, and said induetion motor rotor con-1 "nested in series, a-Wound stator cooperating with said rotor, and means for supplying poiyphase purrents. to "the Winding or. said stator? a lnjtestim'ony whereof I have hereunto set addressing the fl ommisisioner of Patents, 

